NEET Biology question

Statement 1: A crop expressing a *cry* gene is usually resistant to a group of insects. Statement 2: *Cry* proteins produced from *Bacillus thuringiensis* are toxic to larvae of certain insects.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (B)

Solution

It is true that a crop expressing a *cry* gene becomes resistant to a group of insects, and it is also true that Cry proteins from *Bacillus thuringiensis* are specifically toxic to the larvae of certain insects, but the Reason as worded (toxicity to "certain

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